Subject: Re: -current: stray interrupt 7, hangs on 386 with two IDE drives
To: Scott Reynolds <scottr@plexus.com>
From: James M. Chacon <jmc@telecom.ksu.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/21/1995 09:03:24
>
>I had the stray interrupt problem last week and determined a solution on one 
>particular machine.  Some facts:
>
>(1) The lpt driver needs to be in the kernel.

It's not in mine.

>
>(2) Some systems have LPT1 at 0x3bc (the old IBM mono/printer adapter
>address).  Either tell the kernel the right address or tell the system to
>use LPT2 instead.  I opted for the latter, since it didn't require a 
>kernel recompile.
>
>(3) Disabling the port didn't make one whit of difference.

I don't have an lpt device in my system. Hell, nothing is on interrupt 7 and
I still get the damn messages. Which means either something is really wierd
with my motherboard/cards or something else is wrong.

James